Saturday, 26 December 2026
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This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Poland’s 26 December holiday is officially the second day of Christmas, drugi dzieÅ„ Bożego Narodzenia. “Boxing Day” is useful English search terminology but is not the customary Polish name.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Saturday, 26 December 2026 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Poland’s statutory list includes Christmas Eve from 2025. Weekend placement does not change the calendar date; employment compensation rules are separate.
Offices and most ordinary workplaces remain closed for the statutory second Christmas day.
Bank branches stay shut and regular clearing resumes after the holiday period.
Schools remain on winter break, so no separate classroom closure decision is normally required.
The day is the feast of Saint Stephen in the Catholic calendar and is expressly listed in Poland’s statute on days free from work.
It extends family celebration beyond Christmas Day and allows visits with relatives who could not attend Wigilia.
People attend church, host family meals and make social visits. The British gift-box tradition is not the basis of the Polish observance.
Rail and road traffic can rise as families return home; retail and attraction hours remain restricted.
The usual name is the second day of Christmas, or drugi dzień Bożego Narodzenia.
It is fixed on 26 December.
Yes, Polish law lists it as a day free from work.
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